The CREST Cyber Olympiad (CCO) is an international competitive exam held online for students in classes 1-10. The exam is an objective test that students need to complete in 60 minutes. CCO is one of the best platforms for students to learn and improve their skills and knowledge of computers with its advancements. Crest Olympiad follows the same pattern as CBSE, ICSE/ISC, and any other recognized Indian boards. The exam consists of two parts the logical reasoning section and the achiever's section.
CCO Syllabus Highlights
Here are the highlights of the Crest Cyber Olympiad conducted by CREST Olympiads.
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Details |
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Syllabus |
CBSE, ICSE/ISC, and other state board syllabus |
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Question type |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ's) |
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Registration fees |
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Exam duration |
1 Hour |
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Mode of examination |
Online |
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Marking scheme |
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CREST Cyber Olympiad Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme
Given below is the examination pattern of CCO for all classes.
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Class |
Topic/Section |
No. of Questions |
Marks per Question |
Total Marks |
Total Time (in minutes) |
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1st to 4th |
Computers & IT |
25 |
1 |
25 |
- |
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Achievers Section |
10 |
2 |
20 |
- |
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Grand Total |
35 |
- |
45 |
60 |
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5th to 10th |
Computers & IT |
40 |
1 |
40 |
- |
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Achievers Section |
10 |
2 |
20 |
- |
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Grand Total |
50 |
- |
60 |
60 |
CREST Cyber Olympiad Syllabus
CBSE, ICSE/ISC, and other state board syllabus is followed for the framing of test papers for the CREST Cyber Olympiad Syllabus. The medium of the exam should be English.
- CCO Class 1 Syllabus
- CCO Class 2 Syllabus
- CCO Class 3 Syllabus
- CCO Class 4 Syllabus
- CCO Class 5 Syllabus
- CCO Class 6 Syllabus
- CCO Class 7 Syllabus
- CCO Class 8 Syllabus
- CCO Class 9 Syllabus
- CCO Class 10 Syllabus
CCO Class 1 Syllabus
Section 1
- Introduction to computers
- Parts of computer
- Uses of computer
- Keys and keyboard
- Computer mouse
- Starting and shutting down the computer
- Introduction to MS-Paint
- Latest developments in the field of IT
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
Questions are based on Windows 7
CCO Class 2 Syllabus
Section 1
- Computers-A smart machine
- General information about computers
- Parts of computer
- Uses of computer
- Learning to use a keyboard and mouse
- MS-Paint
- Latest developments in the field of IT
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
Questions are based on Windows 7
CCO Class 3 Syllabus
Section 1
- Fundamentals of computer
- General information about computers
- Storage devices
- Parts of computer
- Uses of computer
- Input and output devices
- Introduction to the internet
- MS-Paint
- Introduction to MS-Word (opening, closing, saving & printing a word document, components of MS-Word window, editing commands like cut, copy, paste, undo, & redo, and moving in a document using home and end keys)
- Latest developments in the field of IT
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS Office 2010.
CCO Class 4 Syllabus
Section 1
- About computers (general information)
- Evolution of computers
- Parts of computer
- Input and output devices
- Hardware
- Software
- MS-Word (formatting a word document, font group, format painter, search using find & replace option, check spelling, and grammar using thesaurus)
- Using windows
- Introduction to the internet and its uses
- Computer networks
- MS-Paint
- Latest developments in the field of IT
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS Office 2010.
CCO Class 5 Syllabus
Section 1
- Input and output devices
- Hardware
- Software
- Storage devices
- Memory–primary & secondary memory
- MS-Paint
- Introduction to multimedia
- MS-Word (paragraph formatting using paragraph group, drop cap, document views, inserting graphics-pictures & shapes, clip arts, symbols, smart art, multimedia objects, text box, inserting header & footer in a document, and exploring its features)
- Introduction to MS-PowerPoint (a component of MS-PowerPoint window & its features, inserting graphics-pictures & shapes, clip arts, symbols, smart art, multimedia objects, text box, inserting header & footer and exploring its features, running slide shows, and presentation views)
- Internet
- Computer networks
- Using windows
- Latest developments in the field of IT
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS Office 2010.
CCO Class 6 Syllabus
Section 1
- History and generation of computers
- Types of computers
- MS-Windows
- MS-Word (working with charts & tables, using page layout tab, and arranging multiple windows of a document)
- MS-PowerPoint (creating a presentation using animation, custom animation & transitions, creating new slides using slides pane, outline pane & slides from an outline, working with hand-out & notes master, arranging multiple windows of a presentation, and working with charts & tables)
- Internet & E-mail
- Hardware
- Software
- Input & output devices
- Memory & storage devices
- Latest developments in the field of IT
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS Office 2010.
CCO Class 7 Syllabus
Section 1
- Fundamentals of computer
- Evolution of computers
- Memory & storage devices
- Using Windows
- MS-Word (links, mail merge, macros, and exploring styles group)
- MS-PowerPoint (working with slides master & themes, advancing slides using hyperlink & actions, customizing, and broadcasting slide shows)
- MS-Excel (components of MS-Excelwindow, editing & formatting cells in a worksheet, introduction to formulas, sorting & filtering data, macros, and features of insert & page layout tabs)
- Internet & viruses
- Networking
- Latest developments in the field of IT
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS Office 2010.
CCO Class 8 Syllabus
Section 1
- Fundamentals of computers
- Internet & viruses
- HTML
- HTML, head, and title
- Body (attributes: background, background color, text, link, A link, and V link)
- Font (attributes: color, size, and face)
- Centre and BR
- HR (attributes: size, width, align, no shade, and color)
- Comment tag (
- Flash CS6
- MS-Access
- Networking
- MS-Word (exploring file tab, language & translate options, tracking features -comments, reviewing pane, tracking changes, comparing, combining & protecting documents, and working with references)
- MS-PowerPoint (exploring file tab & slide show tab, comparing, combining, and protecting presentations)
- MS-Excel (exploring file tab, useful formulas & functions - if, even, odd, lcm, gcd, power, product, round, square, sum, min, max, average, count, upper, lower & replace, cell referencing, and using defined names group)
- Memory & storage devices
- Basics of cyber crimes
- Cyber laws
- Operating systems (introduction, features, and types-single user & multiuser)
- Latest developments in the field of IT
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS Office 2010.
CCO Class 9 Syllabus
Section 1
- Algorithms and flowcharts in programming
- Visual basic and animations
- HTML (links, anchors, and table tags)
- MS-Word
- MS-Excel (formula auditing, data tools, protecting & sharing workbooks/worksheets, and working with cell range)
- MS-PowerPoint
- Hardware
- Software
- Input & output devices
- Memory & storage devices
- Flash CS6
- Communication technology (networking, internet, and multimedia)
- Operating systems (types-interactive (GUI based), real-time & distributed, and commonly used OS)
- Windows
- Latest developments in the field of IT
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS Office 2010.
CCO Class 10 Syllabus
Section 1
- Fundamentals of computer
- Operating system
- Word processing tool
- Networking
- MS-PowerPoint
- MS-Excel
- HTML
- Internet
- Database management system (functions, types, and MS-Access)
- Latest developments in the field of IT
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS Office 2010.
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